Waltz the hall : The American play party / Alan L. Spurgeon.
Waltz the hall : The American play party / Alan L. Spurgeon.
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Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2005.
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N793.2/10
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Language
English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
Pt. 1. The American play party -- An overview of the traditional play party gathering -- Play parties in the African American community -- The play party songs and their movements -- The prohibition against dancing -- Origins of the play party -- Previous research on play parties -- The demise of th...
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Publisher
Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2005.
Place of Publication
Mississippi
Date Published
c2005.
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Summary
"The play party was a popular form of American folk entertainment that included songs, dances, and sometimes games. Though based upon European and English antecedents, play parties were truly an American phenomenon, first mentioned in print in 1837. The last play parties were performed in the 1950s. Though documented in rural and frontier areas thr...
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Waltz the hall : The American play party / Alan L. Spurgeon.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
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N793.2/10
Record Identifier
74VKd24BN8Pd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKd24BN8Pd
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ISBN
1578067421 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781578067428 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
793.2
MMS ID
991019809169702626
